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Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Shrimp, Veggie & Mozzarella Pasta and a Night Out

Phew! I am tireeed ;). This week has been a little crazy busy, but there have been three things that made it much much easier:

1. Josh’s Mom being in town until Tuesday morning. She was a HUGE help in terms of taking care of Josh. He is starting to feel better. Yayy!

2. Easy Meals. I made Josh and his Mom a Shrimp, veggie and mozzarella pasta on Sunday night. I heated up a small amount of olive oil in a large skillet and sautéed the yellow squash. I removed the squash to a separate bowl and then cooked up the shrimp with garlic and red pepper flakes. Meanwhile, I cooked the pasta according to the package directions. I drained the pasta and then added it into the bowl with the squash, added the shrimp, fresh mozzarella chunks, a small amount of additional olive oil and the juice from half of a fresh lemon. Easy peasy:

3. Meals out. Although I usually prefer to cook and eat at home, it is nice to have a good meal out when you’re feeling a little overwhelmed. I saw Christina’s post on La Pizzeria earlier this week and happened to stumble across the restaurant with Josh and his Mom on Monday night. The restaurant definitely does not have a glamorous location, but you can never judge a book by its cover.

We started with the garlic knots with fresh marinara. Although the garlic knots were tasty, the sauce is what really made this appetizer amazing. The waiter informed us that they import most of their ingredients from Italy. Next up, I ordered a Greek salad. I love Greek salads from hole in the wall spots, they’re always the best and this one did not disappoint. The feta dressing was amazing. Simple!

Josh and his Mom both got the chicken parm and really liked that dish as well.

Afterwards, we had to get dessert ;) We took a quick hop over to Fresh Berry. I got the no sugar added vanilla with kiwi, cherries and pineapple (my sugar add ins). Deliciousness.

And since its workout Wednesday, my schedule for the week:

Monday: Taught Body Pump & Step

Tuesday: Taught Body Step

Wednesday: Not sure…maybe some ET and a light jog? Or I may pop in a Body Attack DVD

Thursday: Teach 45 minute Step, 45 minute Pump

Friday: Off

Saturday: Teach Step

Sunday: Off

What is your schedule looking like? Have you made any good desserts lately? I’m looking for some ideas- links are welcomed!!

yummy your posts always make me hungry!!! I have not tried la pizzaria but I have heard it is great. I went to the pool and swam laps for the first time in forever last night. It hurt! but I am glad I did it!

mmm i totally agree with you about the hole in the wall salads! greek food is always best from places you never expect.

thank the good lord for josh's mama! i hope you find some time for relaxation REALLY soon. get that work project over with pronto so you and josh man can go on a get-away! i think the perfect vacation spot would be long island..

hahaha have a good day girl :) i pulled an erica and posted my workout wednesday today too! wahoo haha

Mmmm pasta, shrimp, and veggies is one of the very best combinations. A combination of frutti di mare and primavera! And btw, you are such a good girl. I cannot resist pizza at a pizzeria evening out. :-PSeems like the last few weeks have been crazy busy for you, I hope it slows down soon!

Oh, how about peach crisp right now? The peaches are still so good. I know cobbler is more common, but I much prefer the streusel top of a crisp. My mom made the best chocolate cake for my dad's birthday last weekend. Almost all her baking recipes come from Cook's Illustrated because they are reliably the best. It was moist and amazing. I could obtain the recipe if you are interested in that. She iced with cream cheese frosting and chocolate in the center, but you could make it healthier if you want. I was thinking a little fresh raspberry sauce would be delish.

That pasta meal looks great! I am glad Josh's mom could stay to help you out!!! I made some chocolate almond meringues using this recipe: http://www.cleaneatingmag.com/recipes/chocMeringues.html i doubled it and played around a little with the sugar(used raw sugar) and I liked them. Sooooo jealous that you have a body attack DVD!

mmm i love the pastas that you make. i'm so glad you tried the pizza place. it's so fresh and delicious! minus the weird dudes. i really wanted to come to class tomorrow.......but i have a date with jump rope boy from the gym hahaha. yes, the one i've been googly eyed over for months. wooohoooo

Yum! That sounds like such a simple and delicious shrimp dish!! I can imagine having his mom there is a big stress relief, glad to hear he's feeling better!!Hope your week isn't too crazy lady! Almost weekend time...so close!

Hello from a fellow Charleston blogger! I love your restaurant choices in this post- especially Freshberry. I'm kind of obsessed! Last time we were at La Pizzeria, we witnessed the nastiest public fight between a husband and wife, it was hilarious!

I love finding random hole in the wall joints! So good.I haven't done a ton of baking recently due to the heat (you are a crazy lady for loving it~ I guess that's why you live where you do tho!) but these are my recent faves:Nutella Chocolate Chip Cookies: http://eating-for-england.blogspot.com/2010/06/nutella-chocolate-chip-cookies.html

I hope you're having a good week! Glad Josh's mom is there to help you :)

I made some incredible oreo pb cookie dough truffles...they'll be on the blog soon! My fave dessert to impress is this trifle: http://www.thesweetslife.com/2010/01/raspberry-amaretto-trifle.html and you can't go wrong with these cookies: http://www.thesweetslife.com/2010/07/secret-ingredient-chocolate-chip.html